There must be a Lone Ranger: The American West in film and in reality (McGraw Hill paperbacks)

From back cover: This Book is distinguished by a subtle interplay between the reality of Western life and the films and fictions which have been created from that reality. But while the author shows us the realities of Western life, she is sympathetic to the need for the myths that have surrounded our image of the West.... she provides an original perspective on many films, including those of Robert Aldrich, John Ford, Anthony Mann, Howard Hawks, and Sam Peckinpah, as well as on the writings of Zane Grey, Max Brand, and Luke Short.